GRE Word List
CHANT
to make melodic sounds with the voice
The meaning of the word chant is to make melodic sounds with the voice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
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| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| grudging | unwilling |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
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| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |